Nassarius clarus

Nassarius clarus
Nassarius clarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
Genus: Nassarius
Subgenus: Zeuxis
Species: N. clarus
Binomial name
Nassarius clarus
(Marrat, 1877)

Nassarius clarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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Description

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Western Australia[1]

Ecology

Nassarius clarus feeds on dead fishes and other carrion.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Morton B. (2003). "Observations on the feeding behaviour of Nassarius clarus (Gastropoda : Nassariidae) in Shark Bay, Western Australia". Molluscan Research 23(3): 239-249. doi:10.1071/MR03008, PDF.

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